# Accident 19961231000069A: Cessna 180F, St Marys, AK, December 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1996, 17:00 local time
- Place: St Marys, AK
- Airport: St Marys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.0592° N, 163.2906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0592&lon=-163.2906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7066, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7066-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180F (registry code 2072614, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180F
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 350 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97TA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97TA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961231000069A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER SHORT FINAL. LANDED OFF SIDE RUNWAY ON SNOWY TUNDRA. LEFT GEAR FOLDED. HAD INDUCTION ICING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC97TA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97TA016), Dec 31, 1996: Cessna 180 (N7066), St Mary'S, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat, and subsequent loss of engine power. Factors associated with the accident were the presence of ice crystals in the atmosphere, and unsuitable terrain for…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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